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Tune in for the new season and brand new episodes of Doc Martin on February 2nd! We’ve also got Doc Martin: Revealed on February 1st to help get you up-to-date on where the show left off.

2/1 Doc Martin: Revealed at 10:00 pm
Before you tune in for the new season, get an inside access to the actors and crew as they film sequences for Season 6.

2/2 Sickness And Health at 11:00 pm
Also airing Saturday 2/8 at 10 pm
Portwenn is buzzing with arrangements for the wedding of the Doc and Louisa. Will they finally tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box again?

2/16 The Tameness Of A Wolf at 11:00 pm
Also airing 2/22 at 10 pm
Ruth is invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an unwanted mystery admirer. Doc and Louisa find a replacement nanny. And Louisa is Bert’s least favorite person when one of her pupils pens a damning review of his restaurant in the school magazine.

2/23 Nobody Likes Meat 11:00 pm
Also airing 3/1 at 10 pm
Martin is coerced into taking James to playgroup, while Ruth is having problems with her new neighbor.

3/8 The Practice Around The Corner at 10:00 pm
Also airing 3/9 at 11 pm
Mrs. Tishell returns to the village. Martin has to work out what is wrong with beachcomber Lorna. Al and Morwenna each have an internet dating disaster, and romance is blossoming for Bert.

Date and time to be announced Hazardous Exposure
Martin’s mother returns to Portwenn with some interesting news. Penhale spreads pandemonium throughout the village at the drop of the word “asbestos” and Bert has a question for Jennifer.

Date and time to be announced Listen with Mother
Mrs Tishell finds herself falling in love with Martin all over again.

Date and time to be announced Departure
Louisa decides to leave for Spain with baby James and says an awkward goodbye to Martin.

KLRU has acquired the broadcast rights to the BBC detective series, DCI Banks. The Yorkshire countryside provides a striking and contrasting backdrop to four chilling murder stories based on the InspectorBanks novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson portrays detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks.

In the first episode titled, “Aftermath,” two police officers stumble across the lair of a serial killer. InspectorBanks finds himself faced with a chilling murder investigation that will test him to the limit.

DCI Banks will air on Sunday nights after Masterpiece Classic “Downton Abbey” starting January 6th.

Set in a small seaside town, The Café is homely, comfortable and welcoming. Middle-aged divorcee Carol owns the place. Mary, in her seventies is Carol’s mum. She is very broad minded and a real character. Completing the trio is daughter Sarah. Having lost her job and been dumped by her boyfriend, she’s had to move back home from London, where a host of old school friends await. Until she gets her life back on track she’s helping out in the welcoming café that’s a bit like Friends’ Central Perk – but not quite as trendy!

Each heart-warming episode sees all sorts of colourful characters pop in and out of the cafe, including old school friends like Richard, who secretly fancies Sarah, and best friends Chloe and Keiran. John, another former school-friend and former ‘fat kid’, is also back in town but is now a successful businessman, driving a Porsche and looking good. There is a definite spark between John and Sarah, making Richard wildly jealous of the obvious attraction.
Warm, funny and engaging and with a pedigree of hot comedy talent on and off-screen, The Cafe is the hub for all walks of life, and a lot of very funny comedy.

Many of our viewers think that all the best British programming comes from PBS. Yes, our well known series like Masterpiece Mystery and Masterpiece Classics like Downton Abbey comes from PBS. Yet, our station will look for additional British programming to add to the KLRU-TV schedule. For instance, Doc Martin is a special acquisition from American Public Television (APT) and it has become a hit with our viewers. And now, KLRU has acquired another series from APT titled Land Girls. This new series will air on KLRU on Saturdays at 8 pm starting September 1st.

Commissioned by BBC1 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of World War II, Land Girls follows the lives, loves, highs and lows of four young English women who left their homes and families to join the Woman’s Land Army (WLA). A civilian organization, the WLA sent city women to rural farms to replace the male workers who are off in the military. The young girls arrive at the Hoxley Estate to begin their new lives at the farm owned by Frederick Finch and to work at the manor house occupied by Lord and Lady Hoxley. The young girls, Nancy Morrell, Joyce Fisher, Bea Holloway and Annie Barratt, have joined the WLA for very different reasons. But they want to serve their country and to help win the war.

In the first episode, Nancy joins the WLA and hates every minute of it. But when she finds herself in a life or death situation with Annie, will her priorities change? Fun-loving Bea finds herself the center of attention at a dance – which has life changing consequences for the naive 16-year-old.

So if you are interested in trying out a new British series, join KLRU on Saturdays nights at 8 pm starting September 1st.

KLRU is celebrating Christmas Eve with back-to-back holiday episodes of My Family from 9 pm to midnight.

“Ding Dong Merrily”
When Janey comes home for Christmas, she’s pregnant and Susan wants to know who the father is. However, Janey refuses to tell her, but does tell Ben, who then lies to Susan about the father. Meanwhile, Nick starts a Christmas tree business and then invites round Mr Bradley (Trevor Peacock), an “old person”, for Christmas Day. When Susan cooks the turkey with chocolate and raisins, everyone decides they are vegetarians.

“Glad Tidings We Bring”
Janey gets engaged to Ches Rochester (Danny Webb), a nightclub owner who is old enough to be her father, whom she has only known 10 days, but a psychic told her she would meet the love of her life at a wedding. They marry two weeks later at his house and Susan is worried about Ben giving the “father of the bride” speech. Meanwhile, Michael’s girlfriend Molly (Verity Dearsley) is into long-term plans. At the wedding, Grace and Ches’s father (Freddie Davies) dance together, while Michael and Hubert sell the wedding presents on eBay. But, shortly after marrying, Janey goes off with a waiter calls Lars (Mathew Bose) and asks for a divorce. Meanwhile, Nick is sending videos to Ben and Susan claiming to be destitute in the Far East and asks for money. Guest starring Edna Doré.

“…And I’ll Cry If I Want To”
Susan is organising a third birthday for Kenzo, partly to make up for the fact she got forgot Janey’s third birthday, and wants Janey to bring the father. She wants to hire an expensive clown, but Ben secretly asks Roger to do it instead. However, on the day, Christmas Eve, Roger gets drunk so Ben has to do it instead. Meanwhile, Welsh musician Alfie Butts (Rhodri Meilir), a friend of Nick’s, turns up and Susan insists he stay. Ben finds a £1200 ring which he thinks is for him from Susan, but is actually from Grace to her toyboy (John Burgess), so he goes out and buys Susan a £1200 first edition of Mrs Dalloway. Also, Michael gets a Christmas job as a postman and Abi becomes a beautician.

“Living The Dream”
Ben and Susan join a pyramid selling scheme on Roger’s advice even though he didn’t receive any of his money through the scheme. Upon asking Michael’s advice, he says don’t touch it but Ben and Susan know better, don’t they? Meanwhile, Roger buys himself some special treats and Ben finds himself getting extremely jealous as he cannot shift any of his stock. When Roger buys himself a convertible, Ben finds himself questioning Roger’s profits or rather, from whence they came. Also the family is suffering from the effects of a broken boiler, occasional power cuts and Ben’s dreams of having a champagne breakfast for the first time in his life.